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The Economist: Russians are doing ‘black magic’ with Ukrainian drones

March 21, 2023

The Russian Air Defense Forces are very effective in the area of ​​special military operations in the methods of combating Ukrainian drones. Thus, The Economist, citing sources in the field of defense of Ukraine, compares the actions of the Russians to “black magic”.

According to the publication, it is not easy for Ukrainian drones to observe the territory 15 kilometers from the line of contact. Russian specialists jam the signal transmission frequencies, which leads to the loss of connection of Ukrainian militants with unmanned vehicles.

“They do black magic in electromagnetic shielding. They can jam frequencies, tamper with GPS, send a drone at the wrong height to fall out of the sky,” states.

Earlier, the Ministry of Defense released a video on the combat use of the Osa and Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems.

The Economist: Russians Do ‘Black Magic’ With Ukrainian Drones

Russia Desk

Russia Desk

The Russia Desk leads The Eastern Herald's coverage of Russia, the war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, and the post-Soviet space. The desk has reported continuously on the Russia-Ukraine conflict since its full-scale expansion in February 2022 and verifies through Kremlin statements, NATO briefings.

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